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in waters off natori city, miyagi a phenomenon called an andula bore was seen. in which a series of tsunami waves were high near the shore and flooded in. tohoku university professor fumihiko imamura says more than 20 andula bores and the extensive damage may have been caused by them. schools in the quake hit area have become a temporary home for thousands of evacuees. many students have returned but not for classes.
in waters off natori city, miyagi a phenomenon called an andula bore was seen. in which a series of tsunami waves were high near the shore and flooded in. tohoku university professor fumihiko imamura says more than 20 andula bores and the extensive damage may have been caused by them. schools in the quake hit area have become a temporary home for thousands of evacuees. many students have returned but not for classes.
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in miyagi prefecture, 1,860 deaths has been confirmed and 2 -- 200,011 people remain missing. await prefecture has 3,318 missing. fukushima prefecture has confirmed 509 deaths. over 440,000 people are in about 200400 health shelters. some of the shelters lack food, water and essential supplies such as fuel. relief efforts are hampered by fuel shortage for trucks and ambulances. snow is also falling. the meteorological agency warns the cold weather poses a health risk for the evacuees. the agency says strong aftershocks are likely to continue. it says near the epicenter the intensity could reach six minus to six plus on the japanese scale of zero to seven. now we have reports from miyagi prefecture that suffered extensive damage from the earthquake and tsunami. many people continue to search for their family members and loved ones. they are supporting each other in this time of great despair. >> reporter: this is the iwate prefecture after the earthquake and tsunami, a great fire broke out and the center part of the city was devastated. in the city office, an emergency telephon
in miyagi prefecture, 1,860 deaths has been confirmed and 2 -- 200,011 people remain missing. await prefecture has 3,318 missing. fukushima prefecture has confirmed 509 deaths. over 440,000 people are in about 200400 health shelters. some of the shelters lack food, water and essential supplies such as fuel. relief efforts are hampered by fuel shortage for trucks and ambulances. snow is also falling. the meteorological agency warns the cold weather poses a health risk for the evacuees. the...
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in miyagi prefecture, 244 deaths have been confirmed. -- fukushima prefecture has confirmed 533 deaths and nearly 3,000 are missing. more than 336,000 people are in over 2,300 shelter unless the devastated prefectures. some of the shelters lack food and water and other essential supplies. relief efforts are hampered by a shortage of fuel for trucks and ambulances. on thursday morning, temperatures in some of the affected areas plunged below zero degrees celsius and snow has fallen there. fukushima prefecture says 14 hospital patients have died after evacuating to an emergency shelter. two reportedly died on a bus that was taken them to a high school for shelter on monday. 12 died after arriving there. most of the patients were elderly and some were bedridden. the school principal says there are four medical staffers at the shelter but they have only minimum medical equipment. >>> nhk world has a report from miyagi prefecture, one of the hardest hit areas. the recent cold weather is making it more difficult for survivors. >> reporter: it snowed all night in northern japan. a total of 85
in miyagi prefecture, 244 deaths have been confirmed. -- fukushima prefecture has confirmed 533 deaths and nearly 3,000 are missing. more than 336,000 people are in over 2,300 shelter unless the devastated prefectures. some of the shelters lack food and water and other essential supplies. relief efforts are hampered by a shortage of fuel for trucks and ambulances. on thursday morning, temperatures in some of the affected areas plunged below zero degrees celsius and snow has fallen there....
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yasuo onodera who is practicing in miyagi prefecture. he has decided to provide free legal advice to those who have been affected by the crisis and this man has entrusted his car to a dealer. however, the car has been washed away. and he asks whether he can seek compensation from the dealer. the lawyer says this is a natural disaster and therefore they make the assumption it is a force of nature however, let us try to file for such a complaint. however, it will take some time. this area has been affected by the quake and tsunami and also fire. this is the town of kes that city. 5,000 deaths are confirmed as of yesterday and there are many whose whereabouts are unaccounted for. 25 years ago, he has practiced law. when the tsunami struck he was in another town and he was saved. however his office, two kilometer from the sign has been devastated. the first floor has been flooded and important documents have been washed away. all the pcs are no longer working and most likely the data on the pcs cannot be accessed. for the time being, he felt
yasuo onodera who is practicing in miyagi prefecture. he has decided to provide free legal advice to those who have been affected by the crisis and this man has entrusted his car to a dealer. however, the car has been washed away. and he asks whether he can seek compensation from the dealer. the lawyer says this is a natural disaster and therefore they make the assumption it is a force of nature however, let us try to file for such a complaint. however, it will take some time. this area has...
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miyagi prefecture, roughly 46% of the town area have been inundated. in the devastated area they are speeding ahead with measures in order to build prefabricated homes and also to restore urban infrastructure. however, there are major obstacles in the way. the research institute have stepped into kesennuma city of miyagi prefecture that have suffered devastating damages. along the kesennuma port, along 2.5 meters from the map there is a tank that had been toppled. this contains heavy fuel. the heavy fuel may have spilled over into the town area and could have been the source of widespread fires. at 500 meters from the coast there is a 330-ton large vessel that has been washed to this distance. this is a witness. he says that from the red building just alongside it, along the road, the vessel had been washed to where it is. he never dreamt that such a large vessel would find its way here. and this researcher says that there are vessels and also tanks that are installed along the port and these are debris that have been washed away and this is one such e
miyagi prefecture, roughly 46% of the town area have been inundated. in the devastated area they are speeding ahead with measures in order to build prefabricated homes and also to restore urban infrastructure. however, there are major obstacles in the way. the research institute have stepped into kesennuma city of miyagi prefecture that have suffered devastating damages. along the kesennuma port, along 2.5 meters from the map there is a tank that had been toppled. this contains heavy fuel. the...
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. >>> miyagi prefecture was mitt hard. this footage of the port taken wednesday morning shows the devastation caused by the double natural disaster. boths were swept inland and lined debris where
. >>> miyagi prefecture was mitt hard. this footage of the port taken wednesday morning shows the devastation caused by the double natural disaster. boths were swept inland and lined debris where
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over 237,000 people are living in shelters across japan in the three hardest-hit prefectures of miyagi, i watta, and fukushima, that border the tsunami. people are taking refuge at shelters. many of the evacuees are suffering from shortages of food, water, and other essentials. we have chief cabinet secretary yukio edano way news conference now. >> translator: thanks for waiting. there is a cabinet meeting. i'd like to report to you the outcome. there are two general issues. one issuance of low and personal changes. starting today we are going to have a meeting for the support of the people in the evacuation shelters. the activities of the meeting, in order to have a smooth operation, we have decided to establish a meeting, a liaison meeting to support evacuatees. we will have close contact and confirm and follow up all issues that are necessary to support the victims. mr. matsumoto is the head. mr. katayama, mr. sengoku, mr. hirano are the members of the special meeting. they will serve as the vice chairmen. and the deputy ministers of different departments have attended this meeting.
over 237,000 people are living in shelters across japan in the three hardest-hit prefectures of miyagi, i watta, and fukushima, that border the tsunami. people are taking refuge at shelters. many of the evacuees are suffering from shortages of food, water, and other essentials. we have chief cabinet secretary yukio edano way news conference now. >> translator: thanks for waiting. there is a cabinet meeting. i'd like to report to you the outcome. there are two general issues. one issuance...
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officials estimate 10,000 people were killed in miyagi alone. towns along the coast were obliterated by a 30 foot wave that went miles inland. many bodies were washed out to sea and likely will never be recovered. >>> the quake and tsunami essentially wiped off some towns from the map. natori, once home to over 70,000 people, a thriving farming town, now it no longer exists. ben tracy is there. >> reporter: more than three days after the earthquake hit and tsunami roared through natori, the homes are still smoldering, and this is all left of this town once home to farmers. now it's basically deserted. emergency vehicles are the only traffic on the roads and this man is one of the only people left in town. everyone else is gone because so are their homes. this used to be a neighborhood. now it is simply a debris field. >> reporter: these were houses. now they're all gone. >> nothing. >> reporter: our driver used to take this street when he drove his people to the beach. he can't believe what's happened. >> we cannot run away, escape. >> reporter:
officials estimate 10,000 people were killed in miyagi alone. towns along the coast were obliterated by a 30 foot wave that went miles inland. many bodies were washed out to sea and likely will never be recovered. >>> the quake and tsunami essentially wiped off some towns from the map. natori, once home to over 70,000 people, a thriving farming town, now it no longer exists. ben tracy is there. >> reporter: more than three days after the earthquake hit and tsunami roared through...
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shelter at this evacuation center alone. 9600 in the town of minami sanriku. 166,000 in the prefecture of miyagi. 285,000 in the whole affected areas. that is just one indication of how serious the situation remains reporting live from minami sanriku. >> sdf helicopters arriving there for rescue work, but you can see snow was still there and the situation still continued to be very see veer for the survivors doctor -- se is veer for the survivors and up next is the weather forecast wisakiochi. we are looking at conditions across japan this morning and it is looking a lot warmer. milder weather is set to move in as that cold air mass pulls away for much of the country by tonight. that's good news. high pressure is moving in instead and we will be seeing some sunny skies. precipitation wise, too, finally a little snow lingering in the northwest flank here this morning, but that is short lived. it is now headed out and then we will see really dry and clear conditions across much of the country today. winds too are showing signs of easing. so that also will help to bring in milder túe
shelter at this evacuation center alone. 9600 in the town of minami sanriku. 166,000 in the prefecture of miyagi. 285,000 in the whole affected areas. that is just one indication of how serious the situation remains reporting live from minami sanriku. >> sdf helicopters arriving there for rescue work, but you can see snow was still there and the situation still continued to be very see veer for the survivors doctor -- se is veer for the survivors and up next is the weather forecast...
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to rock the country meanwhile the estimated death toll from the earthquake triggered tsunami in the miyagi province alone is believed to exceed ten thousand. moscow says it is ready to help tokyo with russia having vast experience in dealing with both natural and manmade disasters well earlier i spoke to are. from kiev in ukraine and i thought that no vehicle in the capital for more. prime minister putin said the crush raised ready to double its gas supplies to japan as well as it's ready to stand fuel if it's necessary of course many parts of japan remember me without electricity and energy is crucial at that point also russia can send fourteen units of hardware including seven jets they're ready to takeoff as soon as needed with two two hundred doctors and rescuers on board now forty five countries have offered help to japan and to japan has already accepted and number of those overseas including from countries like the united states great britain germany new zealand and others japanese ambassador here in moscow has sat that japan is looking into the rushes over of help as well meanwhile
to rock the country meanwhile the estimated death toll from the earthquake triggered tsunami in the miyagi province alone is believed to exceed ten thousand. moscow says it is ready to help tokyo with russia having vast experience in dealing with both natural and manmade disasters well earlier i spoke to are. from kiev in ukraine and i thought that no vehicle in the capital for more. prime minister putin said the crush raised ready to double its gas supplies to japan as well as it's ready to...
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from our camera reporter in miyagi. and it looks -- it looks like the tsunami has engulfed several cities in miyagi prefecture. live footage of miyagi, as the tsunami has struck the area. the river.ngulfing farms, live footage of an inferno going pretty much out of control, with firefighters not being able to contain it in chiba prefecture,
from our camera reporter in miyagi. and it looks -- it looks like the tsunami has engulfed several cities in miyagi prefecture. live footage of miyagi, as the tsunami has struck the area. the river.ngulfing farms, live footage of an inferno going pretty much out of control, with firefighters not being able to contain it in chiba prefecture,
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this is in a rural region north of tokyo called miyagi. as you can see, this is obviously causing mass destruction in this particular region. as we continue to get more details, most people are saying the aftershock was just as bad, coming in at 7.4. once again, this quake struck in the middle of the afternoon, a friday amp locally, 2:46, so most people at work or out and about. perhaps the one upside might be this looks to be sparsely densely populated region as opposed to an area like tokyo, a city with more people in them. it looks like a lot of farmland. this is footage from the initial tsunami, taking out cars and obviously causing a lot of problems. >> absolutely unbelievable footage. the extent of the destruction still a big unknown. we want to turn things over to akiko fujita, our correspondent in japan. good morning, akiko. are you hearing anything about the extent of the damage? i know it's pandemonium and chaos, not surprisingly, but are you hearing anything about the damage of all this may be? >> reporter: it's interesting. we
this is in a rural region north of tokyo called miyagi. as you can see, this is obviously causing mass destruction in this particular region. as we continue to get more details, most people are saying the aftershock was just as bad, coming in at 7.4. once again, this quake struck in the middle of the afternoon, a friday amp locally, 2:46, so most people at work or out and about. perhaps the one upside might be this looks to be sparsely densely populated region as opposed to an area like tokyo,...
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we are sending them to the miyagi prefecture and fukushima prefecture. and some of them have arrived in the area and started assessment and started the mobile clinics. but unfortunately, because of the phone connection is quite bad, we haven't got all the information yet from them. >> it sounds like, then, without perfect information, there may still be areas that could be impacted that we don't even know about at this point. is that your sense? >> yes, it could be. affected area is very large, so you have haven't been able to take a whole view. >> what, at this point, would you say is your biggest fear? >> well, still not enough information is coming out, so still people are trying to coordinate, and rench and rescue. the coordination is lots of effort putting in the coordination, and also the logistics challenges that might happen. and we just have to do everything at once, and we just don't know how big this operation is going to be. >> it is certainly a very complex scenario with multiple moving parts. people around the world are watching this unfold
we are sending them to the miyagi prefecture and fukushima prefecture. and some of them have arrived in the area and started assessment and started the mobile clinics. but unfortunately, because of the phone connection is quite bad, we haven't got all the information yet from them. >> it sounds like, then, without perfect information, there may still be areas that could be impacted that we don't even know about at this point. is that your sense? >> yes, it could be. affected area is...